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16:05 Taunton

Saturday Meeting 20th January Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 104y
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £9,150 added
  • Winner: £4,832
  • 2nd: £2,223
  • 3rd: £1,112
  • 4th: £556
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 13.50s
  • Off Time: 16:06:13
  • 13 Ran
1
Silk - Yellow, white and yellow halved sleeves
17/2
  • Form 2/7973-4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 91

held up off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders home turn, went modest 3rd close home

2
Silk - Red and white diabolo, black sleeves, white stars, red cap
25/1
  • Form 9/446-P8
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 87

led until headed and weakened quickly 3 out

3
Silk - RED, YELLOW sash, striped sleeves and star on cap
20/1
  • Form 39/3PP-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 86

chased leader until 5th, chased leaders, weakened after 4 out

4
Silk - PURPLE, YELLOW seams, halved sleeves, YELLOW cap

Sawpit Sienna

39 pt BFCD
3/1
  • Form 24P-874
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 84

held up, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, led next, clear before 2 out, went badly right last, reduced lead run-in, kept on and always doing enough

5
Silk - Black, emerald green stars, white sleeves, black stars, white cap, black star

Opticality

53 p
16/1
  • Form 58-4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 82

off the pace in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 5th, close 2nd after 3 out, no impression turning in, lost 2nd 2 out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened run-in

6
Silk - Maroon, black epaulets, maroon sleeves, black stars
13/2
  • Form 94-3558
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 82

raced wide in touch, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, went 2nd 2 out, 4 lengths down when awkward at the last, hung left and stayed on towards finish, just held

7
Silk - Dark Blue and Brown (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves and cap
7/2
  • Form 332-666
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 81

headway on inside chasing leaders 4th, went 2nd 5th until 3 out, chased leaders, weakened run-in, lost modest 3rd close home

8
Silk - Red and Royal Blue check, Royal Blue sleeves, Red diamonds, Royal Blue cap, Red star
  • Form 57/63-03
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 81

always in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out

9
Silk - Royal blue and yellow stripes, yellow and royal blue hooped sleeves, white cap

Birdhouse

39 D
15/2
  • Form 71-8P7
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 78

chased leaders, weakening when mistake 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

10
Silk - Black, Pink triple diamond and diamonds on cap
33/1
  • Form 72/3336-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 75

raced wide chasing leaders, pushed along after 3 out, soon weakened

11
Silk - Royal blue, red chevron, sleeves and cap
  • Form 34P-7P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 75

always behind, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

12
Silk - Dark blue, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars, dark blue cap, beige star
12/1
  • Form U56-546
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 74

mid-division, pushed along and weakening when mistake 2 out

13
Silk - Dark blue, white chevrons, red sleeves, dark blue cap, white stars
33/1
  • Form P066-6
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 68

off the pace and always towards rear, bad mistake 2 out

Previous results

In depth

Formwatch

Ilary De L'Ecu (FR) 7-1 (10-11) Led, ridden and headed before 2 out, gradually weakened, 4th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Glorious Fun (11-4) at Warwick 2m mdn (4) gs in May.

Criquette (FR) 14-1 (11-6) Hit 7th, always in rear, 8th of 10, 32 1/4l behind Johnny Mac (10-2) at Hereford 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov.

Annie Wicks 200-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place 2 out, 11th of 13, dist behind East India Express (10-13) at Kempton 2m 5f (4) gd in Nov.

Sawpit Sienna 7-2jfav (10-11) Held up, good headway chasing leaders 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out until the last, no extra in 4th run-in, 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Noble Savage (11-6) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Nov.

Opticality 100-1 (10-9) Rear of midfield, minor headway 3 out, ridden in modest 4th 2 out, kept on steadily from last, 4th of 10, 29l behind Panjari (11-2) at Taunton 2m (4) gs in Nov.

Selkirk Grace 40-1 (11-2) Midfield, ridden and lost position after 3 out, soon well beaten, 8th of 11, 30 3/4l behind Pawapuri (11-2) at Wincanton 1m 7f mdn (4) sft in Nov.

Gaia Vallis (FR) 7-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, lost place 3 out, 6th of 9, 26 1/2l behind Stanley Pincombe (11-10) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Nov.

Triple Nickle (IRE) 100-1 (11-6) Mid-division, headway before 4th, every chance 3 out, 3rd and no extra last, 3rd of 9, 15l behind Arctic Footprint (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Dec.

Birdhouse 150-1 (10-7) Held up well off the pace in rear, mistake 4th, ridden in dispute of remote 6th after 3 out, never involved, 7th of 14, dist behind Ballee (11-0) at Taunton 2m (4) gd in Nov.

Sevenofus (IRE) 6-1 (10-4) Towards rear, headway on inside soon after 3 out, edged left before the last, ridden and weakened run-in, 6th of 16, 6 1/4l behind Walkinthewoods (11-1) at Chepstow 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.

Boudica Warrior (IRE) 22-1 (10-3) Tracked leader, lost position after 4th, pushed along approaching next, relegated to rear before 6th where not fluent, pulled up before 3 out, at Fakenham 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.

Damask (FR) 10-1 (10-8) Disputed to 1st, soon headed and settled to race in second early, lost position when pushed along after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, gradually weakened, 6th of 11, 29l behind I'm On My Way (10-10) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Dec.

La Referi (IRE) 22-1 (10-2) In rear, pushed along 3 out, never on terms, 6th of 8, dist behind El Jefe (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Nov.